GENEVA, Switzerland -- This month I was visiting the Strategic Health Operations Centre (SHOC), deep inside the World Health Organization. SHOC is WHO's equivalent of the White House Situation Room, where a multi-disciplinary team of experts gather to ... Mon, 21 May 2012 19:19:29 GMT
In addition, the Health Assembly will address reform and development within the World Health Organization. Equatorial Guinea's delegation will be led by Salomon Nguema Owono, the Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Health and Social ... Mon, 21 May 2012 19:28:18 GMT
By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, data suggests. Researchers who looked at 1500 samples of seven malaria drugs from seven countries in ... Tue, 22 May 2012 00:53:54 GMT
Dr. Robert Spitzer, a psychiatrist who once released a finding supporting “gay cure” therapy, has come out against the practice, the New York Times reports, less than a week after the World Health Organization called sexual orientation-changing therapy ... Mon, 21 May 2012 20:16:56 GMT
PAHO is a regional office of the World Health Organization. The statement calls on governments, academic institutions, professional associations and the media to expose these practices and to promote respect for diversity. Twenty two years ago, ... Mon, 21 May 2012 16:40:06 GMT
By Pan American Health Organization “I believe the best days for health are ahead of us, not behind us,” said Dr. Margaret Chan Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in her opening remarks at the 65ª World Health Assembly.
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Newswise — A Johns Hopkins University scholar, lawyer and human rights advocate is making a final push this week for the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) to commit formally to documenting attacks on health care workers in ... Mon, 21 May 2012 21:40:15 GMT
(CNA) By Grace Kuo ROC Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta thanked the US May 21 for its support of Taiwan's expanded participation in the World Health Organization. “We would like to thank the US for helping Taiwan increase its role in the WHO assembly and ... Tue, 22 May 2012 08:15:20 GMT
(File: AP) More women die in the developing world from complications during pregnancy and childbirth than from any other cause, according to the World Health Organization. But, a group of scientists thinks it can change that with the help of a simple ... Mon, 21 May 2012 01:43:29 GMT
According to the World Health Organization, 64 million women in the US suffer from at least one of the “Big 6” health conditions - heart disease, cancer, hormone disorders, diabetes, joint conditions and mental health issues. The bottom line?
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